Originally posted on URBAN GYPZY:
I spent this past weekend binging on classic movies made by aboriginal (black) Americans. We started off with Beloved, then Tyler Perry’s For Colored Girls, the next day I tried watching Birth of a Nation, but found myself emotionally exhausted from what I started to term trauma movies. I understood…
His eyes have witnessed things that history forgot, the footprints of a time past dipped in struggle. He can recall his people when they were once wise and free, times now will make this reality hard to believe. Because his people have been exploited and stole, marketed on the auction block, families torn apart, … More The Watchman from the bridge For Dad By Stephanie Mann
Inside my self-there was a map that was locked with a key, a dramatic type of mystery, because no one owes me. I had no idea where to start looking for this key, nor did I know when and if I were to use it, what would be waiting on the map for me to … More Soul Love
photo by Stephanie Mann I center myself in a room, often dark and unassuming. In this room I can vaguely see, but there is always a presence that surrounds me, so reassuring, so loving. And I lost in a dark room, with no clear vision, had to learn to feel. Because emotions … More The poetry of you
I have been playing with the idea of photos and filters heavy for almost a year now. I like the way filters set the mood of a photograph. Since a photograph is static, I like the ability to create more with a single image. I started off by using my selfies because no matter how … More Digital Photo Art
On what he deemed the 30th anniversary of hip hop, in 2004, Village Voice critic Greg Tate wrote that the music’s “ubiquity has created a common ground and a common vernacular for Black folk from 18 to 50 worldwide.” Its global reach, however, has made it a rich site for “corporate exploitation.” The complicated relationship […] … More 150 Songs from 100 Rappers Get Artfully Woven into One Great Mashup: Watch the “40 Years of Hip Hop” — Blütensthaub
Originally published at Fangs for the Fantasy A gent by the name of Malcolm X once said, “The media’s the most powerful entity on earth. They have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power. Because they control the minds of the masses.” Many people often wonder […] … More Navigating Through Race: The Plight of Storytellers of Color — thenerdsofcolor
I was inspired by Ava at Bookishness and Tea to talk about inclusivity in literature. For me, where diversity brings us a cast of varied characters, inclusive titles bring us important representation without necessarily being diverse. For example, a book could feature an all Black cast. That’s not diverse, but it’s sure as shit inclusive. … More 30 Inclusive Books You Should Read Right Now — Scribbles in the Margin
How did Black culture become in fashion and forgotten at the same time? via When Black Culture Became the Entertainment Culture. — The Sammy Nelms Blog
Not only am I a romance junkie, I am a subscription box junkie, and I have discovered not one, but two literary subscription boxes aimed at black women (although not limited to black women) who love to read. And not just romance! Red.Blk.Grl. Launched just this month, Red Blk Grl is a monthly curated box […] … More Monday Musings: Black Women Read. And More Than Just Romance — Musings of A Romance Junkie
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